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Jibe

(v. i.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.


Jibe - Other Definitions

  • (v. i.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.

  • (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.

  • (v. t.) To agree; to harmonize.

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